Dimensions
10.00inch wide
8.00inch high
(25.40 cm wide 20.32 cm high)
Provenance
From a private collector in Midlands.
Literature:
Edgar Hunt, British, (1876-1955) – Farmyard Companions. Both signed and dated 1911. Oil on canvas, new English made frames.
Condition:
Excellent. The pictures have been lightly cleaned.
Description / Expertise Farmyard Companions – A pair of delightfully observed and executed oils of farmyard birds and poultry by probably the most famous of all farmyard scene painters – Edgar Hunt.
Born in Birmingham in 1876, Edgar and his brother Walter were the third generation in the Hunt family to become artists. His grandfather Charles Hunt (1803-1877) was well-known for his humorous genre subjects which he exhibited from 1846 at the Royal Academy and other prestigious venues. Edgar’s father was Charles Hunt Jr. (1829-1900). He painted in a similar vein to his father but he also worked with animals. With this background of artistic achievement it was natural for Edgar to become an artist. Edgar had no formal art training but was schooled by his father. He specialised in painting exquisitely detailed works of farmyard scenes and animals, executed meticulously in a realistic style which never changed throughout his career. Hunt was devoted to animals from a very early age and had originally intended to be a farmer, working on a farm near Lewes in Sussex for a short period.
Price
gbp 42500.00 (Pound Sterling)
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